Deadline: 10 September 2019
Entries are open for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise that are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
- innovation
- international trade
- sustainable development
- promoting opportunity through social mobility
What happens if applicants company wins
If applicants win they’ll be:
- invited to a Royal reception
- presented with the award at applicants company by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
- able to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at applicants main office, and use the emblem on applicants marketing materials (for example, on applicants packaging, advertisements, stationery and website)
- given a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and a commemorative crystal trophy
- The awards are valid for 5 years.
- Winners have reported benefiting from worldwide recognition, increased commercial value, greater press coverage and a boost to staff morale.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise applicants organisation must:
- be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
- file its Company Tax Returns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- be a self-contained enterprise that markets its own products or services and is under its own management
- have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents
- demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility
- Applicants organisation can be a business or non-profit.
- Each of the award categories has additional entry criteria.
- International Trade
- To apply for the International Trade award, applicants must also:
- have made a minimum of £100,000 in overseas sales in the first year of applicants entry and show year-on-year growth
- prove that applicants organisation has achieved outstanding growth in overseas earnings relative to applicants business size and sector
- prove steep year-on-year growth (without dips) in overseas sales over 3 years – or substantial year-on-year growth (without dips) over 6 years
- To apply for the International Trade award, applicants must also:
- Innovation
- To apply for the Innovation award, applicants must also:
- have an innovation that has not been sold before
- have had applicants innovation available on the market for at least 2 years
- have recovered all the investments made in applicants innovation or show that the innovation will recover its full costs in future
- show outstanding commercial success as a result of innovation over 2 years – or continuous commercial success over 5 years
- Applicants innovation should be in one of the following categories:
- invention, design or production of goods
- performance of services
- marketing and distribution
- after-sale support of goods or services
- To apply for the Innovation award, applicants must also:
- Sustainable Development
- To apply for the Sustainable Development award, applicants must also:
- show how applicants have achieved outstanding sustainable development for more than 2 years
- provide evidence of the benefits or positive outcomes of applicants actions or interventions
- To apply for the Sustainable Development award, applicants must also:
- Promoting Opportunity through social mobility
- To apply for the Promoting Opportunity award, applicants must also:
- have had a social mobility programme running for more than 2 years
- provide evidence of the programme’s benefits (for example, to applicants organisation and employees)
- Applicants improvements should help socially disadvantaged individuals or groups and be in one of the following areas:
- work experience, careers advice or mentoring for young people
- offering non-graduate routes such as traineeships or changing recruitment practices
- giving equal support and progression opportunities to all employees
- To apply for the Promoting Opportunity award, applicants must also:
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via the given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for-enterprise